LaserCard Corporation, a provider of secure ID solutions, announced the launch of Angola`s new citizen ID card. Issuance of the new optical security media-based credential began last week in Luanda and is scheduled to roll out to other provinces during October.
LaserCard is the provider of the credential which includes optical security media. The secure, wallet-size ID cards, which store personal and biometric identification, will be issued to Angolan citizens nationwide.
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